Don McSwain was an officer of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission from 1981. Occupation 2007, Instructor, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Phillips County Community College Birth 18 June 1947 -- George Oliver McSwain, email correspondence, January 2007 U.S. Public Records Index, Ancestry.com Don M McSwain Birth Jun 1947 Resident Dewitt and Casscoe, Arkansas County, Arkansas U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Don M McSwain Birth Date 18 Jun 1947 Residence DeWitt, AR Donald McSwain became famous in wildlife management during his years of work with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission since 1981. Growing up close to the White River National Wildlife Refuge, he was involved in environmental management and conservation. A huge duck preserve in Saskatchewan was named after him. A story at the time of his death gives details of his work and the honors he earned. ------------------------ Reported by: KARK 4 TV News Tuesday, November 16 2010 A long-time Arkansas Game and Fish Commission employee has been found dead in an Arkansas County lake. The body of Don McSwain, 63, was found late Monday afternoon at Cook’s Lake in Casscoe. McSwain was manager of the Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook’s Lake, a facility operated by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. His death, which appears to have been caused by a boating accident, is under investigation by AGFC wildlife officers and Arkansas State Police. Federal authorities also will be involved because McSwain was found on the White River National Wildlife Refuge, which is federal property. McSwain was an AGFC employee for 29 years. He was a high school biology teacher before he joined the AGFC July 16, 1981. He became a wildlife officer four months later, and started managing the Cook’s Lake facility in Arkansas County July 11, 1999. He was honored by Ducks Unlimited for his work with the Arkansas Greenwing Camp for youngsters ages 14-16 interested in conservation and waterfowl hunting. McSwain volunteered when the camp began by teaching firearm safety and waterfowl hunting ethics. DU named the Don McSwain Marsh, near Zelma, Saskatchewan, for him in 2007. It covers 99 acres of dense duck nesting cover, 36 acres of wetlands and 9 acres of native parkland. McSwain also was involved in banding ruby-throated hummingbirds, which are plentiful because of the rich hardwood habitat around Cook’s Lake. He and Tana Beasley, education specialist at Cook’s Lake, banded more than 1,000 hummingbirds in 2009 as part of The Hummer Bird Study Group, a nonprofit that organizes banding stations. McSwain held Arkansas’s only master hummingbird banding permit, issued by the Department of the Interior. -- http://arkansasmatters.com/search-fulltext?nxd_id=369757 ----------------------------- Potlatch center chief McSwain found dead By John Worthen Workers at the Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook’s Lake near Casscoe shed tears and consoled one another Tuesday after the loss of a man whom they considered a boss, co-worker and friend. -- Arkansas Online, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/nov/17/potlatch-center-chief-mcswain-found-dead-20101117/ ------------------------------ Man drowns at Cook’s Lake Published: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:59 AM CST Don M. McSwain, 63, of Casscoe, drowned Monday at Cook’s Lake near Casscoe. McSwain, the education program specialist at Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook’s Lake, was apparently performing maintenance duties when he fell into the water and drowned. His body was found around 4:30 p.m. Monday by a co-worker. Lt. Ron Staton of the Arkansas State Police said that the preliminary investigation revealed that McSwain had gone out in a boat to retrieve another boat. He said that there was “nothing to suggest†that the death was anything but an accident. He said that McSwain’s body had been sent to the Arkansas State Police crime laboratory to determine “the manner in which [McSwain] went into the water. We are hoping an autopsy will give us some answers.†-- DeWitt (Arkansas) Era-Enterprise newspaper, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2010/11/17/news/doc4ce40271dfdea200440302.txt ------------------------------ The following story provides additional perspective on Don's accident and his work. -------------- Arkansas News Bureau Game and Fish manager found dead in lake Posted on 16 November 2010 LITTLE ROCK - A longtime state Game and Fish Commission employee has died in an apparent boating accident, the state wildlife agency said today. Don McSwain, manager of the Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook’s Lake near Casscoe, was found dead in the lake Monday afternoon, the commission said. McSwain’s death is under investigation by game and fish wildlife officers, the agency said. Cook’s Lake is part of the White River National Wildlife Refuge. McSwain, 63, had managed the center since 1999 and was a 29-year employee of the Game and Fish commission. Previously, he taught high school biology. Ducks Unlimited named the Don McSwain Marsh, near Zelma, Saskatchewan, in McSwain’s honor in 2007. DU also honored McSwain for his work with the Arkansas Greenwing Camp for youths. McSwain held Arkansas’s only master hummingbird banding permit, issued by the Department of the Interior, AGFC said. He and Tana Beasley, education specialist at Cook’s Lake, banded more than 1,000 hummingbirds in 2009 as part of The Hummer Bird Study Group, a nonprofit that organizes banding stations. -- Arkansas News, http://arkansasnews.com/2010/11/16/game-and-fish-manager-found-dead-in-lake/ ----------------------------- A full story appeared in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -------------- Potlatch center chief McSwain found dead John Worthen Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Workers at the Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cook’s Lake near Casscoe shed tears and consoled one another Tuesday after the loss of a man whom they considered a boss, co-worker and friend. Don McSwain, the center's manager, died late Monday afternoon while trying to load a boat onto a trailer, said Tana Beasley, an education specialist at the center. He was 63. "We are all still in shock," said Beasley." "We just weren't ready for him to leave us." A news release issued Tuesday afternoon by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, which operates the center, said that McSwain's death appears to be accidental, though officials from that agency and the Arkansas State Police are investigating. Federal authorities will also be involved because Cook's Lake is part of the White River Wildlife Refuge, which is federal property, said the release. State police spokesman Bill Sadler said McSwain's body is currently at the state crime laboratory, and further information about his death is expected to be released after an autopsy. Sadler said it's not unusual for the state police to investigate a death when the cause isn't immediately known. Beasley and others around her office speculated on Tuesday that McSwain may have had a heart attack and fell [sic] into the water. "Or he might have just slipped," she said. We just don't know right now." McSwain was well-known throughout the state's ornithological community for his work banding and counting hummingbirds. He and Beasley began banding the birds more than a year ago. The tedious process involves catching [the birds] and placing tiny metal bracelets about the size of a wristwatch knob on the birds' tiny legs. They are then released back into the wild. In 2009, slightly more than 17,000 ruby-throated hummingbirds were reportedly banded by 80 banding stations in North and South America. McSwain and Beasley accounted for about 8 percent of those banded birds -- significantly more than most. They banded more than 1000 birds in 2009 alone. McSwain, a game and fish employee for 29 years, Arkansas’s only master hummingbird banding permit, issued by the Department of the Interior, according to the news release. He was a high school biology teacher before he joined the commission July 16, 1981. He became a wildlife officer four months later, and started managing the Cook’s Lake facility in Arkansas County July 11, 1999, the release said. McSwain was honored by Ducks Unlimited for his work with the Arkansas Greenwing Camp for youngsters ages 14-16 interested in conservation and waterfowl hunting. He volunteered when the camp began by teaching firearm safety and waterfowl hunting ethics. Ducks Unlimited named the Don McSwain Marsh, near Zelma, Saskatchewan, for him in 2007. It covers 99 acres of dense duck nesting cover, 36 acres of wetlands and 9 acres of native parkland. -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, November 17, 2010, p 2B, transcribed by Orville Boyd Jenkins ------------------------------------ Social Security Death Index Don M. McSwain Born 18 Jun 1947 Died 15 Nov 2010 SSN 431-90-6451 issued Arkansas (1964) ------------------------------------ Don M. McSwain Obituary Don M. McSwain, 63, of Casscoe, died Nov. 15. He was born June 18, 1947, in DeWitt to Logan Morris and Daisy Vee Brown McSwain. He had been an enforcement officer with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and was currently the education program specialist at Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cooks Lake in Casscoe. His parents and two brothers, Russell McSwain and Larry McSwain, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Judy Allen McSwain; children, Donna Padgett and her husband, Lance, of Ethel and Mathew McSwain of DeWitt; two sisters, Ruth Patterson and her husband, Dan, and Marilyn Rousseau and her husband, David, of DeWitt; and two grandchildren, Sydnee Battle and Kassie Padgett. Others who were very special to him were Michael Burford and Star Clark. Graveside services were held Nov. 17 at Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens in DeWitt by Essex Funeral Home of DeWitt. -- DeWitt (Arkansas) Era-Enterprise newspaper, http://www.dewitt-ee.com/articles/2010/11/17/obituaries/doc4ce415760665e929303816.txt ------------------------------------ ----------------- Don M McSwain Birth Jun 18, 1947 De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Death Nov 15, 2010 Casscoe, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA He was a longtime manager of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He was found dead at age 63 on Nov. 15, 2010 as a result of an apparent boaing accident. The 29-year employee served at the Potlatch Conservation Education Center and researched ruby-throated hummingbirds. To honor his conservation work, Ducks Unlimited named a Saskatchewan marsh after him in 2007. ------------- [The memorial included the news story we post above about Don's various accomplishments and projects.] ---------- Don M. McSwain, 63, of Casscoe, died Nov. 15. He was born June 18, 1947, in DeWitt to Logan Morris and Daisy Vee Brown McSwain. He had been an enforcement officer with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and was currently the education program specialist at Potlatch Conservation Education Center at Cooks Lake in Casscoe. His parents and two brothers, Russell McSwain and Larry McSwain, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Judy Allen McSwain; children, Donna Padgett and her husband, Lance, of Ethel and Mathew McSwain of DeWitt; two sisters, Ruth Patterson and her husband, Dan, and Marilyn Rousseau and her husband, David, of DeWitt; and two grandchildren, Sydnee Battle and Kassie Padgett. Others who were very special to him were Michael Burford and Star Clark. Graveside services were held Nov. 17 at Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens in DeWitt, AR. Burial Cedarcrest Memorial Gardens, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA Created by Douglas Kirk Sorensen Nov 21, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #61983182, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61983182&ref=acom -----------------
The Hamrick Data pages give information on Drury and his wife Elizabeth Walker. McSwain, Drury D b. 1827 father: McSwain, David (1782 - ) mother: Hamrick, Susanna (~1788 - 1894) spouse: Walker, Elizabeth (1827 - ) Married about 1850 -- http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 294, Hse/Fam #453 Drury D McSwain M 23 Farming North Carolina Real Estate $100 Elizabeth McSwain F 23 Wife North Carolina Cannot read or write 1880 Federal Census, Rutherford County, North Carolina, 14 June, Colfax Township, District 161, page 8, Hse #61, Fam #68 McSwain, Drury W M 53 Farming North Carolina McSwain, Elizabeth W F 53 Wife Keeping House North Carolina The 1880 census does not indicate that Elizabeth is illiterate, as the 1850 did. The question is worded so as to indicate a mark IF the person cannot read and write. Neither Drury or Elizabeth are marked.
1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 30 April, Rippys Township, District 37, page 14B, Hse #246, Fam #250 McSwain, Walter G Head M W 55 Widowed Married 28 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Edessie Dau F W 6 NC NC NC 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 January, Rippys Township, District 52, page 15A, Hse #254, Fam #263 McSwain, Walter G Head Owns M W 63 Widowed NC NC NC Farmer McSwain, Edessie Dau F W 14 Single NC NC NC Laberor [sic] Edessa May McSwain Birth May 14, 1905 North Carolina Death Jan. 31, 1931 Cleveland County, North Carolina Parents: Walter Gyton McSwain (1856 - 1928) Mary Angeline Sepaugh McSwain (1859 - 1906) Burial New Hope Baptist Church, Earl, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Gene Jenkins Sep 16, 2013 -- Find A Grave Memorial #117198942, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117198942
1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 July, Rippys, District 67, page 32, Hse/Fam #286 McSwain, Preior W M 34 Farmer Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1846] McSwain, Dulcenia W F 38 Wife House Keeper Cannot read or write NC NC NC [b abt 1842] McSwain, Ida W F 9 Dau Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1881] McSwain, Edgar W M 5 Son Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1885] McSwain, Willia[m] W M 2 Son Single NC NC NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1888]
U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Edith McSwain Residence Ethel, Arkansas Freshman, Estimated birth year 1947 University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, Scroll Yearbook, 1967, p 231 U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Orville Jenkins; Edith McSwain MBSF University of Central Arkansas Scroll Yearbook, 1967, p 308 U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Edith Marie McSwain, Ethel, Arkansas 2nd year, Estimated birth year 1948 Phi Beta Lambda University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, Scroll Yearbook, 1968 U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Edith McSwain Estimated birth year 1949 Alpha Chi University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, Scroll Yearbook, 1968 U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012 Edith McSwain (later Jenkins) State College of Arkansas (University of Central Arkansas) Scroll Yearbook 1969, p 262 next to her is her cousin Roger McSwain. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, Ancestry.com Edith Marie McSwain Gamma Beta Phi University of Central Arkansas, Conway, Arkansas, Scroll Yearbook, 1970 Orville & Edith Jenkins (Edith is not in the photo) BSM Executive Council, p 53 (Baptist Student Ministries) 1998 The Bronco, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 Edith Jenkins Birth Date 24 Jan 1948 2110 Cunningham St, Irving, TX, 75062-4292 1608 W Colorado Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75208-2718
Edward is enumerated as Edmond in teh 1860 census, when his family aer resident in Jefferson County, Arkansaas. They have moved there since his birth in late 1856, and before the birth of his young sister Sallay, who was born 10 months before the census. 1860 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 25 September, Talladega Township, p 21, PO Locust Grove, Hse/Fam #146 George A McSwain 34 M Farmer $560 Real Estate $180 Personal b North Carolina [born abt 1826] Martha A McSwain 31 F North Carolina [born abt 1839] Charles J McSwain 11 M North Carolina [born abt 1849] John A McSwain 9 F North Carolina [born abt 1851] Tom H McSwain 7 M North Carolina [born abt 1853] Edmond R McSwain 3 M North Carolina [born abt 1857] Sally A McSwain 10mos F North Carolina [born abt 1859] Ed's name sometimes appears as Edward and sometimes as Edmond. It is more often Edward. On his marriage record is is just Ed. Find a Grave reports on his memorial that his name was Edmonrd. The birth state of the father on all children was first written as SC, then corrected to NC on all but Goldia. It appears the enumerator first just mistakenly copied the birth state for the father from Ida's record, then missed correcting Goldia's record. In the 1870 census, Edmond and his younger brother George are enumerated in the household of their uncle Gabriel Washburn McSwain in Columbia County, Arkansas. This seems to indicate that both George A and Martha Ranlde McSwain died before 1870. I find no record for them after the 1860 census. 1870 Federal Census, Columbia [Nevada] County, Arkansas, 8 July, Alabama Township, p 4, PO Falcon, Hse/Fam #32 McSwain, Gabriel 53 M Teacher $600 Real Estate $500 Personal b North Carolina [born abt 1817] McSwain, Elizabeth 50 F North Carolina [born abt 1820] McSwain, Edward 14 M W North Carolina [born abt 1866] McSwain, George D 7 M W Arkansas [born abt 1863] A family researcher who is a descendant of George and Martha (Randle) McSwain confirms that Gaorge and Martha's three yougnest sons were taken in by Gaorge's brother's after they died. "Minor M. McSwain, George A. McSwain's brother, was my 2nd great-grandfather. I see that Minor took in Thomas M. after George & Martha McSwain died, and that his brother, Gabriel McSwain took in the two youngest boys." -- Lea Harville Morgan, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Apr 06, 2016 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Ed R McSwain Age 24, Birth Year abt 1857 Residence Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas Spouse Laura J Pelt Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Residence Alabama, Nevada, Arkansas Marriage 6 Jan 1881 Nevada County Marriage License Date 3 Jan 1881 1900 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 29 June, Alabama Township, District 77, page 9A, Hse/Fam #137 McSwain, Edward R Head W M Oct 1856 43 Married 19 years NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Ida G Wife W F June 1862 38 Married 19 years 6 children/5 living AR SC TN McSwain, Goldia I Dau W F July 1886 13 AR SC [sic] AR McSwain, Mary J Dau W F Mar 1888 12 AR NC AR McSwain, Charley E Son W M Feb 1891 9 AR NC AR McSwain, Samuel R Son W M Sept 1897 2 AR NC AR Miller, Rosa M Niece W F Mar 1880 10 TX AR AR Fintchr [sic], Harvy A [sic] Boarder W M Sept 1879 20 AR AL AL Farm Laborer Edward/Edmond and Ida's daughter Cidnerella is next door with her new husband John Edgar Young. 1900 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 29 June, Alabama Township, District 77, page 9A, Hse/Fam #136 Young, John E Head W M May 1872 28 Married 1 r AR AR AR School Teacher Owns Young, Elizabeth C Wife W F May 18828 Married 1yr 0children AR AR AR 1910 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 7 April, Alabama, District 97, page 2A, Rt 1 Buckner, Hse/Fam #8 McSwain, Edward R Head M W 53 Married 28 years [mar abt 1892] NC NC NC Farmer Owns [b abt 1857] McSwain, Ida L Wife F W 47 Married 28 years 7 children/6 living AR AL AL [b abt 1863] McSwain, Samuel R Son M W 12 Single AR NC AR [b abt 1888] McSwain, Carrie M Dau F W 5 AR NC AR [b abt 1905] Pelt, Cinderella Mother-in-law F W 84 Widow 14 children/6 living AL AL AL [b abt 1826] Gilmer, Ira Servant M W 17 Single AR TX TX [b abt 1893] Edmond died some time before the 1910 census, when his wife Ida is reported as a widow. Edmond R McSwain Birth Oct 26, 1856 Death Feb 4, 1916 Spouse Laura Ida Pelt McSwain (1862 - 1922) Children: Charles Edmund McSwain (1891 - 1977) Samuel Roy McSwain (1897 - 1969); Burial Falcon Cemetery, Falcon, Nevada County, Arkansas Created by Mary Ann Lee Feb 19, 2010 -- Find A Grave Memorial #48346578, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48346578/mcswain
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 Edna Grossman Death Age 78, Birth Date 5 Jul 1938 Residence Mena, Arkansas, USA Death Date 16 Jan 2017 Obituary published in the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA Spouse Paul Grossman Children Paul Grossman, Mary Yahn, Patricia Lanser, Sandra Hartley, Jean Kirk and James Grossman
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 S H Sohee Age: 32, Birth Year: abt 1873 Residence: Rosedale, Mississippi Spouse's Name: Edna McSwain Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse's Residence: Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 2 Feb 1905 Arkansas County Marriage License Date: 1 Feb 1905
1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 1 August, page 50, Hse/Fam #361 B H McSwain 33 M Farmer $800 Real Estate $260 Personal b NC [b abt 1827] Mary McSwain 33 F b TN [b abt 1927] Edward R McSwain 3 M born Arkansas [b abt 1857] This census says that Edward is 3 years old, but he would not be 3 until November that year. 1870 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 7 July, Township 3, Stices Shoals, p 1, Hse/Fam #4 McSwain, Mary 41 F W Keeping House $600 Real Estate Value $150 Personal b NC Cannot read or write [b abt 1829] McSwain, Edward R 14 M W Farm Laborer b NC Cannot read or write [born abt 1856] In 1880 newly married Edward Ross is enumerated as Ross, with his wife Barbara, in the home of his mother Mary (Rippy) McSwain. Mary is reported as married, but there is no husband in the home. Edward's father Berry Hicks McSwain died in the 1864 in the Civil War. Ross's wife is Barbara Rippy. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 June, Township 3, page 24, Hse/Fam #238 McSwain, Mary W F 45 Married House Keeper Cannot read or write NC NC NC McSwain, Hannah W F 27 Dau Single Female Weakness NC NC NC McSwain, Ross W M 22 Son Farm Hand NC NC NC McSwain, Barbara W F 18 Dau-in-law Boarder Cannot write NC NC NC Next door to them is Hugh Kerr McSwain Sr (b 1818) and his new wife Elizabeth Rippy. In 1860 Hugh was 2 houses away and either a widow or his wife was Catherine age 27. In 1850 likewise Hugh was 2 doors away from Hicks and Mary. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 21 June, Township 3, page 24, Hse/Fam #238 McSwain, Hugh K W M 62 Farmer NC NC NC McSwain, Elizabeth W F 33 Married House Keeper Cannot write NC NC NC McSwain, Petter W M 21 Son Single NC NC NC McSwain, Leeroy W M 19 Son Single Farm Hand NC NC NC McSwain, Lawson W M 12 Son Single Farm Hand NC NC NC McSwain, Avalona W F 9 Dau Single Cannot write NC NC NC In 1900 Edward is enumerated as Neddie. His wife is reported as Mary M, instead of Barbara Ann, though it reports they have been married 20 years. That would put their marriage at about 1880. In the 1800 census, bis wife was Barbara as reported by family genealogies. Genealogies report that Barbara died in 1898, so we would expect Neddie to have a different wife in 1900. The enumerator must have erred on the years married, somehow out of their discussion referencing Neddie's first marriage to Barbara. Neddie is reported with the same wife Mary M in 1910. Initially I did not find this second wife accounted for in the genealogies. Some now have this wife, and name her Mary Putnam. With this surname, I found her with her parents and siblings in Rippys Township in 1880. See Notes for Mary M Putnam. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 18 June, Rippys Township, District 50, page 15B, Hse #189, Fam #191 McSwain, Neddie R Head W M Nov 1857 42 Married 20 years NC SC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Mary M Wife W F July 1863 35 Married 20 years 6 children/5 living NC NC NC McSwain, Arthur Son W M May 1881 19 Single NC NC NC At School McSwain, Manuel T Son W M July 1889 10 Single NC NC NC At School McSwain, Mamie C Dau W F Dec 1891 8 Single NC NC NC McSwain, Barnie D Son W M Jun 1896 4 NC NC NC McSwain, Thomas F Son W M Mar 1900 2mos NC NC NC The names are very scrawled, and the names of Mamie and Barney have been preceived different ways by different transcribers. In the 1910 census Ancestry transcribed Barnie's name as Bermen. It looks more like Bonner or Barnes to me. The entries in the 1910 census are scrawled and hard to determine. In the 1920 census it is clearly Barney. 1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 April, Rippys Township, District 37, page 11A, Hse #194, Fam #188 McSwain, Neddeie R Head M W 53 Married 8 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Rents McSwain, Mary Wife F W 41 Married 8 yrs 1 child/[1 living] NC NC NC McSwain, Manuel Son M W 19 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer McSwain, Mamie F W 17 Single NC NC NC McSwain, Barnies [?] Son M W 18 Single TX AL AR 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 8 January, Rippys, District 52, page 5A, Hse #85, Fam #86 McSwain, Ross Head Owns M W 62 Married NC NC NC Farmer, Working Out McSwain, Mary Wife F W 52 Married NC NC NC McSwain, Mamie Dau M W 28 Single NC NC NC McSwain, Barney Son M W 24 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Edward (Neddy) Ross McSwain Birth: 3 Nov 1857 in North Carolina Death: 20 Aug 1935 [date on the death record is 30 Aug 1935] Burial: New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Earl, Cleveland Co., NC Father: Berry Hicks McSwain b: 30 Jun 1828 Mother: Mary Polly Rippy b: 21 Aug 1827 in North Carolina Marriage 1 Barbara Ann Rippy b: 4 May 1867 in North Carolina Married: 23 Oct 1879 [only 12 years old if the birth date is right] Children James Arthur McSwain b: 30 May 1881 in North Carolina Manuel Trent McSwain b: 16 Jul 1889 in North Carolina Mamie Catherine McSwain b: 1 Dec 1891 in North Carolina Barney Dover McSwain b: 6 Jan 1896 in North Carolina -- David Holden, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I51615 Edward's death record uses his nickname Neddy. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Neddy R McSwain Race: White Age: 77, Birth abt 1858 Death: 30 Aug 1935 Cleveland County, North Carolina North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 Neddy Ross McSwain White Male, Farmer Age 77 yrs, 9 mos, 18 days Birth 3 November 1857 North Carolina, United States Residence Earl, Cleveland County, North Carolina Father Hicks McSwain, born North Carolina Mother Mary Rippy, born North Carolina Informant Mrs B D McSwain, Earl, North Carolina Death 30 August 1935 at home, Earl, Cleveland, North Carolina, USA Cause of Death Chronis Myocarditis, due to Arteriosclerosis Burial 21 [31] August 1935 New Hope Cemetery, by the Palmer Mortuary, Shelby (Cleveland County), North Carolina Filed 15 October 1935 Note that the date of burial is before the date of death. This is a typo (typewriter entry) on the death certificate. The burial date has to be 31 August. Also the name of the cemetery is unreadable. Other sources report he was buried in New Hope Baptist Cemetery, Earl, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 24 June, Ward Township, District 44, page 16B, Hse #272, Fam #280 McSwain, Thos M Head W M Mar 1855 45 Married 19 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Rents McSwain, Mary J Wife W F June 1862 37 Married 19 yrs 7 children/6 living AR TN TN McSwain, Effie A Daughter W F Mar 1882 18 Single AR NC AR Servant
1870 Federal Census, Stanly County, North Carolina, 19 August, Center, PO Albemarle, page 8, Hse/Fam #54 McSwain, M 41 M W Farmer $200 Real Estate $200 Personal born South Carolina [b abt 1829] McSwain, Sarah A 35 F W Keeping House b NC [b abt 1835] McSwain, Charles J 19 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1951] McSwain, James E 16 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1854] McSwain, William 12 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1858] McSwain, Nicey E 8 F W At Home b NC [b abt 1862] McSwain, Eldridge T 5 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1865] McSwain, George D 1 M W At Home born NC [b abt 1869]
Elijah's mother died in childbirth with him, due to a hemorrhage of the uterus. His surname is the same as his mother's because she married a McSwain cousin, Reuben McSwain. 1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Cleveland County, North Carolina, August 7, Sandy Rim, Enumeration District 71, Line 4 J M McSwain White Female, Married Age 27, Est birth year 1853, Birthplace: North Carolina Death Nov 1879 Sandy Run, Cleveland, NC Cause of Death: Uterus Hemorrhage Normal Occupation Keeping House 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 3 June, Township 7, Sandy Run, District 71, page 5 (Scan 571A), Hse #46, Fam #47 Reubin McSwain W M 34 Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1846] J M McSwain W F 27 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1853] W E McSwain W M 9 Son NC NC NC [b abt 1871] P V McSwain W F 4 Dau NC NC NC [b abt 1876] E McSwain W M - born Nov 1879 NC NC NC In the 1900 census he is living with his uncle Berry and his aunt Berry's widowed sister Mary Lovelace. Note that his birth date is reported incorrectly in this census, giving the year as 1800, when his mother's death and his birth were recorded in November 1879. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 15 June, Township 7, District 57, page 11A, Hse #176, Fam #181 McSwain, Berry Head W M Sept 1841 58 Single NC NC NC Farmer Owns Lovelace, Mary sister W F May 1830 70 Widow 2 children/1 living NC NC NC McSwain, William E Nephew W M Octo 1870 29 NC NC NC Teaching School McSwain, Lula Niece W F Feb 1874 26 Single SC SC SC McSwain, Pantha N Niece W F Jan 1877 23 Single NC NC NC McSwain, Elijah Nephew W M Nov 1880 20 NC NC NC At School
In the 1850 census, the first census that reports more than the name of only the head of household, Elijah is 17 years old, in the home of his parents, Rev William McSwain and Judith McSwain. William was a Baptist Preacher and a farmer. 1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 17 August, Hse/Fam #295 William McSwain 44 M Baptist Preacher $150 Real Estate born North Carolina Judith McSwain 41 F born North Carolina Elijah McSwain 17 M born North Carolina I note that Elijah's age here, 17, does not match the birth date reported in family genealogies, 4 January 1835. In 1860, Elijah was enumerated int eh U S census with his new bride Susannah Hamrick, listed in this census as Susan. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 133, Hse/Fam #956 Elijah McSwain 25 M Farmer $204 Real Estate $32 Personal born North Carolina Susan McSwain 20 F born North Carolina Here the age matches the birth date in the genealogies. In this census Elijah and Susannah are living next door to Elijah's parents and their children, who are in house #955. His brother David Achella and family are living a few houses away in House #947. The Hamrick Data Pages report three children of Elijah's marriage to Susanna Hamrick: "child: McSwain, William Barnett (1868 - 1951) "child: McSwain, D Achella K (~1869 - ) "child: McSwain, Ella J (1876 - 1930)" -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html I have not included these offspring in individual records in this genealogy tree, but include below the information on one line of descendants: ---------------------- Son William Barnett McSwain also married a Hamrick, Amaretha (Ammie) Hamrick, b 10 July 1868 in Cleveland County, and died 1966. They moved to Polk County, North Carolina, after their son Goff was born 29 Jul 1895. Goff married Mary Elizabeth Iona (Onie) McEntire, born 1 Nov 1899 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, daughter of Elphus Hamrick (b abt 1842 Cleveland County) and Lucinda Carpenter (b abt 1846 Cleveland County). They lived in Polk County, where Goff died 7 Mar 1920. One son of Goff and Mary Elizabeth was Johnnie B McSwain, born 30 Mar 1923 in Columbus, Polk, North Carolina, and died Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina. -- LDS (FamilySearch.com) pedigree 1469942, record 6349904 ---------------------- The 1880 census confirms names from these other sources, even though the names in these census entries are given in initials only. This family is on the same page with several other Hamrick and McSwain families we know are related, along with other names in the same group of lineages: Blanton, Padgett and Harrill. 1880 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 7 June, Township 7, District 71, page 9, Hse/Family #82 Elijah McSwain W M 45 Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1835] S Hamrick W F 39 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC [b abt 1841] W B McSwain W M 10 Son Single NC NC NC [b abt 1870] D A K McSwain W M 9 Son Single NC NC NC [b abt 1871] E J McSwain W F 3 Dau NC NC NC [b abt 1877] The child D A K is fairly easy to figure out. The first two names would be David Achella, the name of his uncle.The elder David Achella was Elijah's brother. The K remains unexplained in documentation and family sources I have seen. The Hamrick data provides additional details about the children. In 1900 Elijah and Susannah are without any relatives in their home. They are living next door to Elijah's brother Berry (Berryrman) and their widowed sister Mary Lovelace. 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 15 June, Township 7, District 57, page 11A, Hse #177, Fam #182 McSwain, Elijah Head W M Jun 1835 65 Married 40 yrs NC NC NC Farmer Owns McSwain, Susannah W F Feb 1842 58 Married 40 yrs 5 children/3 living NC NC NC 1900 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 15 June, Township 7, District 57, page 11A, Hse #176, Fam #181 McSwain, Berry Head W M Sept 1841 58 Single NC NC NC Farmer Owns Lovelace, Mary sister W F May 1830 70 Widow 2 children/1 living NC NC NC McSwain, William E Nephew W M Octo 1870 29 NC NC NC Teaching School McSwain, Lula Niece W F Feb 1874 26 Single SC SC SC McSwain, Pantha N Niece W F Jan 1877 23 Single NC NC NC McSwain, Elijah Nephew W M Nov 1880 20 NC NC NC At School McSwain, Lucy Servant B F Feb 1829 71 Single NC NC NC Cook Elijah was buried in the Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery, near Shelby, in Cleveland County, North Carolina, along with many other McSwains and Hamricks he was kin to. Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina McSwain, Elijah January 4, 1835 March 23, 1913 McSwain, Susannah September 3, 1839 August 4, 1916 w/o Elijah -- W D Floyd, http://files.usgwarchives.org/nc/cleveland/cemeteries/bdamclev.txt
Elijah Bonaparte (Bonner) McSwain was a pastor like his father Louis. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 14 August, page 72, Hse/Fam #511 Lewis McSwain 46 M Farmer Mary McSwain 44 F Elijah McSwain 7 b NC (b abt 1853) 1870 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 19 August, Subdivision 103, PO Yorkville, p 79, Hse #561, Fam #552 McSwain Louis 55 M W Farming b NC (b abt 1815) McSwain Mary 50 F W Kpg Hse b SC (b abt 1820) McSwain Bonaparte 16 M W Farm Labor b SC (b abt 1854) Bonaparte matches the child reported in other genealogies as Bonner. It is reasonable that Bonner was a nickname for the more formal Bonaparte. In the 1860 census above, this person was listed as Elijah. Thus we get his full name, Elijah Bonaparte, and know that his nickname was Bonner. 1880 Federal Census, York County, South Carolina, 15 June, Cherokee Township, District 167, page 25 (scan 484), Hse/Fam #241 McSwain, Elijah B W M 26 Farmer NC NC NC McSwain, Nancy W F 27 Wife Keeping House SC SC SC McSwain, Jane A W F 3 Dau SC NC SC McSwain, Marcus L W M 6mos Son SC NC SC A genealogy reports death and burial information. Elijah Bonner McSWAIN Birth Nov 19 1853 Cleveland Co., NC Baptism: Baptist Church Occupation Minister/Farmer Death Apr 13 1921 Grover, Cleveland Co., NC [Death cert says Cherokee Co SC, but buried in Grover, Cleveland Co NC] Burial Apr 1921 Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Grover, Cleveland Co., NC -- Terry Louis Linton, http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-118755691/linton-bird?familyTreeID=2&rootIndivudalID=2002057 South Carolina Death Certificate Volume 7, Certificate #004741 E B McSwain White Male Birth Date 19 November 1853 North Carolina Death 13 Apr 1921 Cherokee County, South Carolina Age at Death 67 Cause of Death Aortic Insufficiency Informant Mrs E B McSwain, Grover, NC Burial 15 April 1921 in Anderson Cemetery, By Shuford and Lemaster, Gaffney SC Father Lewis McSwain, born NC Mother Mary Hamrick, born NC Filed 14 April 1921 Rev Elijah Bonaparte McSwain Birth Nov. 19, 1853 North Carolina, USA Death Apr. 13, 1921 South Carolina, USA Parents: Louis Hobson McSwain (1814 - 1890) Mary Hamrick McSwain (1816 - 1906) Spouse Nancy Bird McSwain (1852 - 1937) Children Alsie Jane McSwain Hardin (1877 - 1962) Burial Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA Created by Elizabeth Feb 05, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #33568546, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33568546
McSwain, Elizabeth (1819 - 1894) b. 1819 in Cleveland, NC d. 22 Aug 1894 in Cleveland, NC father: McSwain, Thomas (1796 - 1872) mother: Bridges, Salena W "Frankie" (1793 - 1862) spouse: Roberts, Hugh Kerr (1821 - 1899) - m. 17 Oct 1839 in Cleveland, NC ----------child: Roberts, Sarah Ann (1841 - 1925) ----------child: Roberts, Rosannah (1843 - 1915) ----------child: Roberts, Jasper Newton (1846 - 1927) ----------child: Roberts, John Lafayette (1848 - 1927) ----------child: Roberts, Frances Elizabeth (1851 - 1914) ----------child: Roberts, Eliza Delila (1853 - 1911) ----------child: Roberts, Harriet Katherine (1857 - 1934) -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html
The 1850 census reports Elizabeth as 21 years old, making her birth year about 1829. According to David Holden and other genealogies, Elizabeth married Hugh Kerr Roberts. But the wife of Hugh is enumerated with him in the 1850 census, where she is reported to be age 30. In later censuses with Hugh, she is reported of an age to match the birth date given below by Holden, 21 Oct 1821. So if Hugh's wife is the daughter of Thomas and Frances, who is the Elizabeth in their household in 1850, who was 21, and thus born about 1829? Douglas McSwain solves the mystery by connecting Thomas and Frances' daughter Elizabeth with Burwell Blanton McSwain as her husband. The Hamrick Data Pages also reports a Burwell married to Eliza born about 1828. (Perhaps there were two daughters, one named Elizabeth in 1821 and one named the similar Eliza in 1829, but I have not been able to confirm this yet outside Holden's genealogy.) Elizabeth McSwain Birth 1829 in NC, Death 1874 in Cleveland County, NC Parents Thomas McSwain 1796 - 1872, Frances Bridges 1793 - 1862 Marriage 7 Oct 1855 Cleveland County, NC to Burwell Blanton McSwain Birth 15 JUL 1829 in Rutherford(Cleveland) County, NC, Death 13 SEP 1903 in Cleveland County, NC -- Douglas McSwain, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4520040/person/-1590235388 The marriage date Douglas has is a puzzle, since censuses show that Burwell married Louisa Jane Hamrick, his second wife, about the time he gives here for the marriage to Burwell's first wife Eliza (Elizabeth?) McSwain. So Eliza or Elizabeth died about 1854,a nd the marriage in 1855 was to Louisa Jane Hamrick, as reported by the Hamrick Data Pages, and confirmed by the 1870 census. It may be that Eliza, who is Burwell's wife in the 1860 census. Doug does not report the death of Eliza or a second marriage. Doug further reports that Burwell's parents are William McSwain (b 1792) and Mary Nancy Bridges. McSwain, Burwell (*1826 - ) spouse: McSwain, Eliza (*1828 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Doctor F (*1860 - ) ----------child: McSwain, Jane (1861 - 1926) ----------child: McSwain, Cinthia (*1863 - ) -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html This looks good at first glance, but then in comparing the Hamrick Data to Douglas' data, there appears a discrepancy. The Hamrick Data immediately has another entry for a different Burwell McSwain, whose birthday is in 1828. McSwain, Burwell (1828 - ) b. 1828 in Rutherford, NC spouse: Hamrick, Jane (~1834 - ) [They may have the wrong Jane Hamrick, also, since census shows Louisa J the same age as Burwell] - m. Abt 1855 -- Hamrick Data Pages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~hamrick/wga74.html The birthday given by Douglas McSwain appears to match the second entry by Hamrick, whose Burwell was born about 1828. But this Burwell is married to Louisa J Hamrick I have found this couple in the census of 1880. Censuses clear up the matter to show that, in fact, this is only one Burwell B McSwain, who was married to Eliza in the 1870 census, but afterwards his wife is Louisa J (Louisa Jane Hamrick). It appears that the Hamrick Data has estimated the date of marriage to Louisa Jame Hamrick incorrectly, since Burwell's wife in 1870 is Eliza (McSwain) and Louisa J is the wife in the 1880 census and the 1900 census. Eliza (Elizabeth) died sometime between the 1870 and 1880 censuses, probably we can say about 1874 and assume marriage to Louisa about 1875. But I have not found a record of the actual date of Eliza's death or Louisa's marriage. This sequence is confirmed in the 1900 census, when Louisa J is again reported as Burwell's wife and Burwell and Louisa J are living in the household of Burwell's son Doctor. In this report, Louisa is reported as Doctor's stepmother. (Doctor's unusual name is scrawled poorly in this census entry, and is partly overwritten by the census-master's later tally notes, leading to a garbled transcription by Ancestry.com.) Thus we can take the exact birth date reported by Doug McSwain (from North Carolina records he cites), and acknowledge that the estimated years of birth by Hamrick are in error in both cases, and the two marriages of Burwell McSwain involve the same Burwell. (Burwell's name also appears as Burrell in the 1850 census and some genealogies. The name appears in the related Padgett and others, sometimes spelled Burl.) Whew! There is still an outside possibility that Thomas and Frances did have two separate daughters they named forms of this same name, as David Holden proposes. Perhaps they did not consider Eliza a form of Elizabeth and named two of their daughters these two forms of the same name.
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 27 August, page 295, Hse/Fam #455 David McSwain 40 M Farmer $100 Real Estate b NC [b abt 1810] Lucy McSwain 29 F NC [b abt 1821] Elizabeth McSwain 7 F NC [b abt 1843]
Elizabeth Cinderella McSwain Birth ABT May 1882 in Arkansas Death 7 Jul 1949 in Pulaski Co, AR Father Edward R McSwain b ABT Oct 1856 in North Carolina Mother Ida Laura Pelt b ABT Jun 1862 in Arkansas Marriage John E Young b 5 May 1873 in Arkansas Married 16 Oct 1898 -- David Holden, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dwh1951&id=I62426 Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Name Cinderrella McSwain Age 16, Birth Year abt 1882 Residence Falcon, Nevada, Arkansas Spouse's Name J E Young Spouse's Age 26 Spouse's Residence Falcon, Nevada, Arkansas Marriage 16 Oct 1898 Nevada County Marriage License Date 3 Oct 1898 1900 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 29 June, Alabama Township, District 77, page 9A, Hse/Fam #136 Young, John E Head W M May 1872 28 Married 1 yr AR AR AR School Teacher Owns Young, Elizabeth C Wife W F May 1882 8 Married 1 yr 0 children AR AR AR There are three boarders. An oddity is the last entry, a boarder of only 2 months, sharing no last name with anyone else in the household, the infant Rutyh Griffin. 1910 Federal Census, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 19 April, Idabel, District 183, page 5B, Oak Lawn Addition, Hse #104 Fam #105 Young, John E Head M W 37 Married 11 years AR AR AR Teacher Rents Young, Cinderella Wife F W 27 Married 11 years AR AL AR Young, Jewel Son M W 8 AR AR AR Young, Cleopha Son M W 4 AR AR AR Young, Samuel Son M W 2 AR AR AR Young, Ida M Dau F W 5mos OK AR AR Peterson, Arthur J Boarder M W 27 Married 7 years Minnesota Unknown Unknown Brick Mason Peterson, Lucy Boarder F W 27 Married 7 years MO Denmark Scotland Griffin, Ruth Boarder F W 2mos OK Unknown Unknown 1920 Federal Census, Nevada County, Arkansas, 7 January, Taylor Township, District 137, page 1B, Hse/Fam #19 Young, John Head Owns F W 47 AR AR AR Farmer [abt 1872] Young, Cinderella Dau F W 38 AR AR AR [abt 1881] Young, Jewel Son M W 18 AR AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1901] Young, Cleopha Son M W 14 AR AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1905] Young, Sam Son M W 12 AR AR AR Farm Laborer [abt 1907] Young, Marie Dau F W 10 AR AR AR [abt 1909] Young, Gaston Son M W 6 TX AR AR [abt 1913] Young, Roy Son M W 4yrs5mos AR AR AR [abt 1915] Young, Ruby Dau F W 2yrs6mos AR AR AR [abt 1917] 1930 Federal Census, Lafayette County, Arkansas, 5 April, Stamps, District 1, page 10B, Hse #241, Fam #257 Young, John E Head Owns $600 M W 57 First married at age 27 AR AR AR Salesman, Family Medical Remedies Young, Cindella [sic] Wife F W 47 First married at age 17 AR AR AR Young, Sam Son M W 22 AR AR AR Young, Gaston Son M W 16 TX AR AR Young, Roy Son M W 14 AR AR AR Young, Ruby Dau F W 12 AR AR AR Young, Ruth Dau F W 10 AR AR AR 1940 Federal Census, Miller County, Arkansas, 3 April, Texarkana Ward 2, District 46-9, page 2A, 610 Walnut St, Hse #25, Rents $20 Young, John Edgar Head M W 67 Grade 14 b Rosston, Arkansas Stamps AR in 1935 Laborer, WPA Young, Cinderella E Wife F W 57 Grade 11 b Falcon, Arkansas Stamps AR in 1935 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Ruth Jeroline Young [Ruth Y Johnson] [Ruth Johnson] Birth 12 January 1920 Waldo, Nevada County, Arkansas Death Date 4 April 1998 Father John E Young Mother Elizabeth C McSwain SSN 430109574 Dec 1936 Name listed as RUTH JEROLINE YOUNG; 25 May 1989 Name listed as RUTH Y JOHNSON; (no date) Name listed as RUTH JER JOHNSON
1850 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 23 August, p 284, Hse/Fam #379 Benjamin McSwain 68 M Farmer $1000 Real Estate b NC [b abt 1782] Rebecca McSwain 60 F born NC Betsy D McSwain 22 F born NC In 1860 Betsy is enumerated under her proper name Elizabeth, but the age does not match. There were many errors in the ages of the children in this census. Her reported age is only 4 years older than in 1850. 1860 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 18 August, PO Not Stated, page 182, Hse/Fam #1092 Benjamin McSwain 77 M Infirm $0 Real Estate $250 Personal Estate born NC Rebecca McSwain 18 F born NC Elizabeth McSwain 26 F b NC